Smyrna times., 1887-05-11
COUNTY and State Lem :

ON the Green, at Dover to Frank M
GOoden, OfWillOw Grove, for $4,000.
The effect of the new school law
already being felt by those who hav
children to educate. The books hav,
advanced from 121 to 15 per cent
Prof. ID. P. Wyatt has been rebears
ing a class of amateurs at Frankford i,
Queen Esther, to be given on Thursday
Friday, and Saturday nights next
The BE. church at Magnolia has do
cided to erect fine parsonage for rtbei
minister, the Rev. ]. L .Hardestv Tn,
new building is to cost about 50 600
Thomas Bacon, Jr., of Laurel has in
vented a new peach carrier or crat,
which IS great Improvement on tn,
old style ofcarrying peaches to market
The Wilmington shipyards are a,
busy as bees. Plenty of contract,
means plenty of work, and plenty n
work means prosperity to Delaware,
chief city.
The DetGUGre Democrat saws that tn,
Bright House at RehOboth has been lea
sed by company in which the pen
nsylvanla railroad is interested enf
that Walter Burton will run the honse
this season.
At the meeting of the vestry of Chris
Church, Dover Hon. Jos. p. Comegv,
and Hon. Geo. p Fisher were elected
delegates to the convention which meet,
in Newark, June 1st, and Mr.. James
Kirk and DR.. Henry Ridgely alternates
The POLITICIANS AT WORK.-Promi.
nent politicians of Sussex county are
working hard in the interest of cOnsti.
tutiOnal reform. If they keep up the
interest they have manifested in this
good work, constitutional reform will
be doomed from one end of Sussex ia
the Other.-SeafOrd ReUieiU.
CAMP MEETING-The trustees of the
Camden Union Camp Ground met on
Thursday, and decided to hold a camu
meeting the coming summer. On Satur-
day, l4th inst, they will meet again to
decide on the time of holding il. The
camp will be under the direction of Rev.
T. E. Terry of Dover charge.
The term of Presley Spruance the
present Recorder of Deeds does not ex-
pire until March, 1890. There are two
applicants now for the place, and how
many there will be before the term ex-
pires is not known. Mr.. VIM. c Pos
ties and DIR. VIM. H. Cooper, OfKenton.
are both in line for the County Building
Office.
The safe in the Office of the Marshall
Iron Company at Newport was robbed
n ~
safe was wrecked by a blast of powder.
The man who did it was seen leaving
the office by a night hand Of the mill.
who gave chase. But the burglar per
. suaded his pursuer to stop by firing IA
revolver at him.
At Dover Thursday the following
election of officers of the Delaware
National Guard was made: Major. Can
tain A. ). Kirk, Co. D; COmmissarv of
Subsistence, Sergeant-MaiOr,W w. F. Wei.
Ter; Assistant Surgeon. o. d. Robertson.
NJ. D., Georgetown. Encampment will
be made July 7th, the location to be
decided on by thegovernor. The State
militia are to get new uniforms.
The sturgeon fishermen that are en-.
gagged in fishing at Bowers Beach re-
port that the season thus far is one of
the best for several years. There are
more men engaged in the business and
more capital employed there than ever
before in any one season. Shad fishing
Is and has been conducted on a much
larger scale this season than formerly
and those that have engaged in it have
realized a handsome profit.
The following license applications
were granted by the Kent County Court:
Leipsic, Edward X. Smith Bowers
Beach, J. w. Belts Harrington, Alex
ander Newman Frederick, Edward
Call; Woodland Beach, Lucius P. Camp
bell; Dover, John NJ. Ford and David
+. Burton; Milford, Willoughby Slime
FELTON,, William II. SmOOt and ROseby
). BOulden; Clayton, Michael Riley
Camden, William J. Rathel; KentOn
Terrence Carvin.
Will Delaware ever catch up in heI
educational affairs? Even the. Terri
tories are ahead of US. Those who
wish a Normal school education are
compelled to 20 to Pennsylvania.
Thousands of dollars are paid out year
ly which ought to be left here. NOt
until men,-who cannot be bOssed by q
singl institution, and that only through
JealOusy-Of the right stamp be placed
in our legislative halls. We sincerely
believe if the question of a Norma
School should be tested on a popular
vote, it would be carried by a majority
ofsix to One.-DeIGUdre Ledger.
LIBEL.-MOnday Deputy U. S. Mar
shal Hutchins fastened the schooner
Nettie, at Little Creek, belonging tC
Andrew COwdright, on a claim Of JohT
PleasantOn's for 80 bushels of wheat
which be shipped, together with the
share Of Mr.. s. W. Hall, his landlord
some months ago Mr.. Hall received
the check for the whole amount
PleasantOn owed Mr. Hall, but had re
moved from his farm. Mr.. Hall wan
ted him to come in and settle, but tina
was not agreeable to PleasantOn, whit
wanted the money for his wheat, 50 h'
had Mr.. COwdright's vessel tied up a
Little Greek and put him to much trOu
Ole and cost. He gave security for nj
vessel on Wednesday aud she was re
leased ,-SeGttHGL
The ALMs sHoUsE.-The report Of tn
Trustees Of the poor of Kent count,
for the past year has been printed. Frou
the report we gather the following
During the year there were l63inmate
m the almshOuse. OF those lO7 wer
white and 56 colored. At the close
the year there were in the institutio
lO7 Of which 66 were white an
Al cOlQred. The trustees ca
pended during the year $lO,64l.92, O
this amount 81 ,O2O.92 was from sale
farm produce. The poor outside OF "a
almshOuse cost the county Of the tot'
sum 81 ,276.20 aud the permanent IN
prOvements on the farm cost the count
S5O2.lS. From the above statement ="
md that the entire cost 70 the tax pay
ers Of supporting the 163 inmates IN %
almshOuse was 81 ,434.13 which was "a
u for each inmate in the institution 0
aimshOuse. - DeldWGreGR.
PROSECUTING WITH VfGOR-Ihe De
qDdFe Democrat gravely announces tn'
Attorney General Biggs is going
bring suit on all forfeited bail bonds,
order TO make bail jumping as rare
possible, by making II unproita0le I'
those who have been in the habit Of 9
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